If you live in the 15th or 11th congressional districts, you may answer your phone Monday and hear an automated recording about your local congressman ending Medicare.

The campaign arm for congressional Democrats began making calls in 20 Republican-held districts across the country, including those held by U.S. Reps. Charlie Dent and Lou Barletta. Their seats are ones the Democrats are targeting for the 2012 campaign in their quest to win back the majority in the U.S. House. Although the Medicare changes that Dent and Barletta supported were essentially dead on arrival in Washington, Democrats hope to make it a major campaign issue.

The Democrats are calling voters between 44 and 54 who would have been impacted by the proposed changes to Medicare that passed the House last month. Under the plan, people currently under 55, when they reached retirement age, would receive subsidies from the government to purchase private insurance rather than receiving it directly from the government.

You’ve paid into Medicare for more than 25 years and deserve the Medicare benefits you’ve earned. Under the Barletta plan, Medicare ends and you’ll have to save about $182,000 more to pay for your health care. Where will you get $182,000?

Everyone agrees we must cut spending and tighten our belt, but Barletta has made the wrong choice. Ending Medicare to pay for subsidies for Big Oil making huge profits or tax breaks for the ultra rich! That’s not right.

Current Comments

If you think your Senators, Representatives care about Your HealthCare..think again. You are paying for theirs and their Family.
Time we stop paying their way. Barletta loves Guns, Killing Wolves, He wants to get rid of immigrants so guess everyone in America should start packing including him.
Too bad, you who voted for him didn't care about Penna. or do any background checks on him after all there are computers and search engines. Want to change America, let's get the Laws changed on allowing 3rd Party. Let us remind Democrats and Republicans alike that we can vote them all out.

Posted By: PoconShel | May 21, 2011 11:17:27 AM

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